Railway-tie.



Patented Apr. 9, IQOI.

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UNITED STATES PATENT 'OEI-ICE oYRUs oLnRoYD, oF MOERISDALE MINES,PENNSYLVANIA, AssIGNoE or ONE-HALE To WILLIAM E. oND, on SAME PLACE.

RAILWAY-TIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 671,606, dated April 9,1901.

Application iiled Augustrl, 1900. Serial No. `25.495. `(No model.)

My invention relates to ties for railways,

and has for its object to provide a new and improved tie of thisdescription.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein-Figure 1 is a plan view of a tie embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is aside elevation of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a plan View of one end of the tiewith the rail and -holding-pieces removed. Fig. 4 is a section on line 44., Fig. l. Fig. 5 is a plan view of one of the holdingpieces. Fig. o'is a section on line 6 6, Fig. l.

Like letters refer to like parts throughout the several figures.

The tie proper, A, is preferably pressed on stamped from a sheet ofmetal, such as steel or the like, and is given the desired shape. Eachtie has attached to it near each end a holding-lug A"'and two engagingparts A2. These are preferably integral with the tie and are stamped outof the metal of the tie and then bent to the proper position. .There isalso an opening A3 stamped in the top of the tie near each end, whichacts as the opening for the wedge which holds the parts together. Thisopening may be formed in any desired manner-as, for example, bypartially cutting away the metal andforcing the piece A5 downwardly intothe hollow of the tie. A portion of the tieis also cut away at A4. Therail B is placed upon the tie and is engaged at one side by theholding-lug A'. It is of course evident that fish-plates or otherintermediate parts may be placed between the holding-lug and the tie, ifdesired, but I have omitted these parts, as they form no part of myinvention. A holding-piece C, preferably made of sheet metal, is formedso as to t the top of the tie and is provided with the holding-lug C',which is opposed to the holdinglug A' and which engages the oppositeside of the rail, as shown in Fig. 2. This holding- 5o piece is providedwith an opening C2, located over the opening A3 in the tie.

passes through the openings C2 and A3 and engages the parts so as toforce the holdingpiece toward the rail. 'Ihis wedge has the inclinedfaces shown in Fig. 4 and also has 55 the opposite faces inclined. Thewedge D is split at the bottom, as shown, and when forced into positionthe split portions spread outwardly, so as to act as a key and preventthe accidental removal of the wedge by jarring 6o or the like. Theholding-piece C is provided on each side with an engaging part C3. Said'engaging parts pass under the engaging parts A2 on the tie, as shown inFig. 2, and hold the holding-piece C against upward movement, thusinsuring the clamping of the rail to the tie. At the other end of theholding-piecea suitable engaging device is provided, which engages thetie so as to hold that end down. As herein shown, this engaging devicecon- 7o sists of a T-shaped piece O4, stamped o'ut of the metal andintegral therewith and bent downwardly,` so that when the holding-pieceis placed on top of the tie and moved forward toward the railthe ends ofthe T-shaped piece pass into the opening A4 and beneath the up- -perface of the tie, as shown in Fig. 4, thus preventing the holding-piecefrom moving upwardly.

I have described in detail a particular con- 8o struction, soas to makemy invention clear; but it is of course evident that the various partsmay be changed in form, construction, and arrangement without departingfrom the spirit of my invention.

It will be seen that when my construction is used the tie and theseveral parts may be stamped out of metal, and hence a cheap, efticient,and durable construction obtained.

The holding-piece C, which Iits on the top 9o of` the tie, is providedwith downwardly-projecting side danges, so as to form a grooved partwhich fits down over the top of the tie, the side flanges engaging thesides thereof.

The engaging parts C3 are preferably formed 95 by extending these sideiianges, and 'the construction of the holding-piece is such that it maybe itted over the tie at a distance from the rail and then slidtherealong toward the rail, so as to connect the several engaging rooparts.

The use and operation of my invention are wedge tightly forces theholding-piece C as follows: When the several parts are finished andproperly adjusted, the rails are placedin position upon the top of thetie so as to be engaged by the holding-lugs A. The holding-pieces C arethen placed on top ofthe tie, at its end, and moved forward toward therail. When in this position, the engaging parts C3 pass beneath theengaging parts A2 on the tie, and the T-shaped engaging part at theother end of the holding-piece also engages the material of the tie oneach side of the opening A4. The Wedge D is then placed in position anddriven down into the rail. This against the rail or some part associatedtherewith'and binds the several parts in position. The split ends of thewedge are formed out- Wardly, and thu-s prevent the accidental removalof the Wedge.

It'will be seen that the parts can be quickly and easily placed inposition and that when in position the rail is firmly held in placev andaccidental displacement of the parts prevented.

I claiml. A railway-tie formed from sheet metal having a holding-lug toengage one side of' the rail and opposite laterally-projecting lugs forengaging a holding-piece for the other side of the rail, all of saidlugs integral with the sheet'- metal tie.

2. A railway-tie formed from sheet metal, having on its top a lugpunched out of the metal and bent upwardly to engage the rail andoppositelaterally-projectin g lugs or parts punched out of the metal andbent upwardly so as to project from the sides of the tie.

3. A railway-tie formed from sheet metal,

tie, havinga projecting holding-lug for the4 rail andlaterally-projecting engaging parts, of a holding-piece provided withaholding-lug for the rail and having engaging parts which engage thelaterallyprojecting parts on the rail, and a Wedge adapted to passthrough openings in the holding-piece and the rail and engage them whendriven inwardly so as to force the holding-piece toward the rail.

5. The combination with a metal railway-tie of a holding device for therail, comprising a' holding-lug and opposed engaging parts, said lug andparts integral with and on the tie,` aholding-piece adapted to be placedon top of the opposite iiange of the rail and provided with aholding-lug for the rail, said holdingpiece provided also with engagingparts which engage opposed parts on the tie, and a Wedgeshaped partwhich, when driven into position, forces the holding-piece toward therail and thus locks the parts in position.

6. The combination with a metal railway-tie of a holding device for therail, comprising a holding-lug and opposed engaging parts, said lug andparts integral with and on the tie, a

of a holding device for the rail, comprising a.

holding-piece provided with a holding-lu g for the rail, a projectingvpart or parts near one end of said holding-piece which engage lugs onthe rail, so as to prevent the upward Inovement of the holding device,and a'suitable engaging device at the other end of said holdingpiecewhich engages the rail when the parts are in position.

8. The combination with arailWay-tie of a holding de vice for the rail,comprising a holding-lug on the tie, a separable holding-piece on top ofthe tie and provided with downwardly-projecting side flanges, aholding-lug on the holdingpiece, a projecting part or parts on saidholding-piece, engagingparts on the tie, beneath which said projectingvpart or parts pass, so as to hold the holding-piece against upwardmovement, and a binding de- IOO holding-piece and the tie.

9. In a sheet-metal railway-tie, the combination of a lug, integral withsaid t-ie and adapted to engage one flange of the rail, with two otherlugs integral with said tie, on the opposite'side of and below the rail,a longitudinally-movable clamping device on the tie formed so as toengage the lower sides of the two lugs and the upper side of theassociated flange of the rail, and a key or the like to hold suchmovable part in fixed relation to the tie.

l0. In a sheet-metal railway-tie, U-shaped in cross-section, thecombination of a lug integral with and on the tie, to engage oneflangeof the rail, with two other lugs integral with and formed on thevertical portions or sides of the'tie, arail-clamping device adapted toengage the lower sides of the last two lugs and the upper side of theassociated railiange, and a key for holding said clamping device inrigid relation to the tie.

CYRUS OLDROYD.

Witnesses:

J. T. MURPHY, A. E. TRIMBLE.

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